Infographics are essential to any company, business, or even anyone whom is dealing with things such as design, advertising, or development. There are many infographics this year that are extremely successful, and the reasons why are because they have all the points of design that become important to things such as this. One reason an […] The post A List of Successful Infographics (and why they work) appeared first on Line25.

Choosing the right color scheme for your wedding is one of the toughest tasks of the wedding planning process. Because you need to make sure the colors you pick stays consistent across all aspects of the events. The color scheme you pick will decide the colors for everything from wedding invitations to thank you cards, […]

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It’s easy to underestimate the potential of monospaced fonts, labelling them as a simplistic and uninspired. But that’s often far from the case. You might be missing out on an opportunity to add more originality to your work. When used properly, a monospaced font can add more value to your design than many other creative […]

'A picture is worth a thousand words.' Most often pictures convey what they have to say. However, an image with text makes a stronger impact. Typography acts as a companion to your graphics. Typography is not just picking a random font and a point size from the drop-down menu of your editing software. It is a specialized field in graphic designing. It is the art and technique of arranging type. It is one of the important skills which can differentiate you from rest of the designers if you know how to use it. What is Typography? Before getting into the … Continue reading →Visit us at InstantShift.com

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First thing first, tell yourself this; You are a writer. You got this! Done? Great now let us talk about that little hurdle that led you here. Inspiration is a slippery creature, and sometimes it evades us for days. It is normal, don’t feel super bad about it, it happens. However, that doesn’t mean that you’ll have to twiddle your thumbs until inspiration hits you square in the chest. Good thing you don’t have to wait around wasting your time doing nothing. There are ways to lift that “writer’s block” and get inspired to write. Follow these tips, and you … Continue reading →Visit us at InstantShift.com

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WordPress sharing solutions are a dime a dozen. Unfortunately, not all of them are good. This has different reasons. Some plugins – like Digg Digg for example – don’t work with every website. Additionally, not all plugins offer a fresh or, at least, contemporary design. Original share buttons, those provided by the social networks themselves, are in the past. You will barely see them on a well-maintained website. I got myself an up to date overview that I would like to share with you today. Sharing Solutions for WordPress in Two Flavours Some of the following sharing solutions are free. Then, you’ll only get a downscaled trial version from others. I will always add whether the plugin is entirely free or if a premium version exists. 1 – Add This AddThis is one of the best plugins, as it offers a lot in the free version already. You can place the buttons above or below the content, and you can also use a sidebar. The most important networks are supported. The buttons in the sidebar can not be altered in the free version. The premium version is 10 USD a month. The loading time of the plugin is acceptable. 2 […]* You might also be interested in the following articlesFree WordPress Plugins: The Top10 of November 2015Integrating Social Media into WordPress: Plugins You Cannot Live…10 Fresh Free WordPress Plugins (Edition: June 2015)Social Media Self-hosted: Neosmart StreamRecipe for Success: Ten WordPress Plugins to Rock Your BlogNew and Unspent: 10 Fresh Free WordPress Plugins (Edition: May 2015)